FROGS: Dazzling and I Strongly Believe in the Aquarium’S Focus on the Arts As a Way Disappearing

SPRING 2017

Opens May 26 Focus on Sustainability Could California Lead the Way on Farming the Ocean?

IT MIGHT SEEM INCONGRUOUS, but one of the most important things we can do as we think about the future of the ocean is to consider how and where we grow the food we eat. Currently we use nearly half of Earth's ice-free land to grow our crops and livestock, and our agricultural practices are not scalable to meet the need for 70 percent more food by 2050. As our global population increases, it is inevitable that humans will turn to the ocean for more food. We are at a critical point; by starting now, governments can plan this process thoughtfully and ensure that any new development is responsibly managed to ensure a safe and sustainable seafood supply, while benefitting people and conserving nature.

California could serve as a model for website. Visit aquariumofpacific.org a food system that integrates both land- and enter offshore aquaculture in based agriculture and responsible off- the search box. Finfish and shellfish shore aquaculture, or the farming of sea- Seafood for the Future (SFF), are both farmed in KAMPACHI FARMS KAMPACHI food. There are many factors that point the Aquarium’s sustainable sea- the United States. Visit to potential success. California has the food program, has created a new our interactive map at seafoodforthefuture.org. largest agricultural economy in the coun- interactive map to help the public try and is a hub for high-tech science and learn more about the distribu- engineering industries. In addition, our tion, diversity, and innovation of coastline is home to working waterfronts marine farms in the U.S. The map has with proximity to major consumer mar- a special focus on existing operations in kets. Our state also has some of the high- California. Using clickable icons based est standards for environmental protec- on GPS points, users can view individual tion, human health, and workers’ rights, farms and get information on species, all of which would come into play with growing techniques, total farm size, an- the development of a major aquacul- nual production, and production time. ture industry. Plus, Southern California’s With this developing expertise on ocean has good conditions for aquacul- aquaculture, the Aquarium has been ture and is one of the most thoroughly tapped by international governments to studied areas of the World Ocean. South- provide input as other countries devel- ern California has the potential to be- op this industry. In 2016 Aquarium rep- come a laboratory for designing and de- resentatives attended a workshop for veloping new strategies for us to live in the Aquaculture Working Group under greater harmony with our coastal ocean. the Galway Agreement at the European Marine Science Educators Association Our state also has some of in Belfast, Ireland. Also in 2016 Aquar- the highest standards for ium President and CEO Jerry Schubel environmental protection. presented a talk to industry, government, and non-government leaders at The Aquarium has been working to the World Ocean Council’s Sustainable investigate all aspects of establishing off- Ocean Summit in Rotterdam, Nether- shore aquaculture in California. In recent lands. You can read an essay version of years, the Aquarium has convened fo- this talk at pacific.to/aqessay. rums and workshops to develop the con- The Aquarium will continue to except with representatives from govern- plore marine aquaculture as a conserva- ment agencies, environmental groups, tion tool and as an important way to sup- the commercial fishing industry, and port an environmentally, economically, seafood distributors. Reports from these and socially responsible food future. meetings are posted on the Aquarium’s

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HERE AT THE AQUARIUM we are always investigating the best new methods for communicating science to our visitors. In This Issue There are many complex environmental issues that are crucial for the public to understand as we make decisions about our 2 Focus on Sustainability future. From climate change and its im- Could California lead the way on farming the ocean? Learn pacts to the mechanics of our food system about the Aquarium’s efforts to promote environmentally and the ways we produce energy, many as- responsible marine aquaculture. pects of human activity affect our environ- 4 Animal Updates ment, and we must make thoughtful decisions to ensure we live in A new penguin has joined the Aquarium’s colony. Also, harmony with nature. read about new species displayed in FROGS: Dazzling and I strongly believe in the Aquarium’s focus on the arts as a way Disappearing. to communicate science and create emotional connections with issues affecting nature. I also believe it is important to hear the views 6 FROGS: Dazzling and Disappearing and incorporate the perspectives of younger people. Thousands of amphibian species have evolved into an in- For these reasons, the Aquarium has partnered with the Art- credibly diverse group of animals that are found on almost Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, for nearly a de- every continent. They are facing several threats that to- cade. Students in the Designmatters program work with Aquarium gether are causing populations to decline rapidly. experts to learn about ocean and environmental topics to create 27 Conservation Corner projects that address these issues. In 2016 the two partner institu- What can we do to prevent the mass extinction of am- tions were awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the phibians? Facing habitat destruction, climate change, pol- Arts to develop projects focusing on climate change and coastal re- lution, and a devastating fungal disease, frogs and other siliency. amphibians around the world need our help to survive. The Aquarium and ArtCenter developed the Resilient Coastal Cities Studio to challenge students to conceptualize, design, and create an exhibit that would effectively communicate a call to ac- 3 Letter from the CEO 21 Aquarium News tion for the residents of Long Beach and other coastal cities for re- siliency in the face of climate change. The outcome of this seminar 10 Programs & Events 24 Fundraising will be used in future exhibits at the Aquarium. 16 Education Programs 26 Accolades The Aquarium has also begun new work on ocean issues with 18 Kids Corner our founding sponsor Honda. I have joined the board of the new Honda Marine Science Foundation, and the Aquarium will be host- ing two forums this year to bring together experts and examine ways to restore ecosystems and facilitate climate change resilience. Pacific Currents is published for members of the Aquarium of the Pacific. Please send The first forum focused on a project called SoCal Oysters run by a your comments to our editorial staff at [email protected]. group of students at the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Our Mission: To instill a sense of wonder, Our Vision: To create an aquarium dedi- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. SoCal respect, and stewardship for the Pacific cated to conserving and building natural Ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems. capital (nature and nature's services) by Oysters is working to restore coastal areas and wetland habitats by building social capital (the interactions introducing native oysters. between and among peoples). I invite you to come visit the Aquarium’s new exhibits opening Pacific Currents Staff: Editor/Writer: Claire Atkinson | Copy Editor: Cecile Fisher | on May 26, including a new focus exhibit on archerfish, our newly Designer: Andrew Reitsma | Contributing Writers: Erin English, Alana Garibaldi, and remodeled exhibit on water in California, and FROGS: Dazzling and Lindsay Yates. Disappearing, featuring about two dozen species of frogs and other Aquarium Hours: Open daily from 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. except December 25. amphibians. This exhibit is a continuation of our Vanishing Animals Membership Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. daily exhibit that helped our visitors learn about the pressures many spe- Phone Numbers (562 area code): cies face and what we can do to make a difference. General Information...... 590-3100 Membership...... 437-3474 Development...... 951-1605 Thank you for your ongoing support. Lost & Found...... 951-1733 Private Event Info...... 951-1663 Sincerely, Gift Store...... 951-1SEA (1732)

The Aquarium of the Pacific is a non- Jerry R. Schubel profit 501(c)3 institution. To provide exciting and innovative exhibits and educational programs, we rely heavily Cover: Pacific tree frog on the generous donations of individu- BRIAN GRAY als, foundations, and corporations. Spring 2017 | Pacific Currents | 3 Animal Updates

The new exhibit will feature nearly two dozen species, including frogs, salamanders, and

caecilians. AQUARIUM AND ZOO DOORLY HENRY OMAHA’S

THE AQUARIUM IS DISPLAYING about two dozen species of frogs and other am- New phibians in the Tropical Pacific Gallery in the newFROGS: Dazzling and Dis- appearing exhibit opening May 26. As a class of animals, amphibians are the Amphibians most threatened on the planet due to a variety of factors. Several species face special conservation challenges.

on Display The Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zete- The Kaiser’s newt (Neurergus kaiseri) comes ki) is believed to be extinct in the wild, but from a small segment of the Zagros Moun- for FROGS zoos and aquariums in the United States and tains in Iran. This is a critically endangered Panama are working to maintain popula- species, with fewer than 1,000 estimated to tions to ensure the survival of the species. Its remain in the wild. Its population has de- Exhibit native habitat is the forests of the Cordilleran creased due to habitat loss and illegal cap- FROGS: Dazzling and Disappearing Mountains in Panama. Its bright yellow col- ture for the pet trade. These newts undergo features nearly two dozen oration serves as a warning to predators that a period of dormancy during the summer amphibian species. its skin secretes a highly toxic poison. Look months when water is scarce. At the Aquar- for these frogs in the cylinder tanks on the ium, Kaiser’s newts are displayed in a small- right side of the exhibit area as you enter. er exhibit in the arid desert habitat section.

Watch these fish in Archerfish action at daily feedings. Harbor Terrace is located Exhibit Added on outdoors on the Harbor Terrace first floor.

THE AQUARIUM HAS ADDED AN EXHIBIT featuring archerfish on the Harbor Terrace overlooking Rainbow Harbor. The exhibit is located next to the mudskipper exhibit outside the Aquarium’s classrooms across from the Moon Jelly Touch Lab. Archerfish have the ability to spit a jet of water above the surface as a method of hunting insects and other This new exhibit will prey. They typically are found in man- be on public view groves and estuaries from India to the starting May 26. Philippines, Australia, and Polynesia. Visitors will have the opportunity to see this unusual method of captur- ing food during daily feedings.

Correction A photo caption on page 4 in the winter 2017 issue of Pacific Currents was incorrect. It should have read: Astaire (on the left) was named by Sea Fare donor Vicki Kane. Fisher ROBIN RIGGS ROBIN (right) was named by a third grade class at La Cañada Elementary.

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The Admiral is part of a New Penguin Joins Species Survival Plan for Magellanic Penguins living Aquarium’s Colony in zoos and Meet “The Admiral,” a new adult male who joined aquariums. the colony in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat.

A NEW ADULT MALE PENGUIN ARRIVED at tered by AZA. The SSP manages the pop- the Aquarium this spring and joined the ulation of Magellanic Penguins living in waddle on exhibit on March 15. The new- zoos and aquariums, and part of its aim comer’s name is Admiral Fancy Pants, is to ensure genetic diversity in this pop- and Aquarium staff members have been ulation. With Newsom reaching repro- calling him “The Admiral” for short. ductive age, it was time to move him to an institution where he could find a mate and help to maximize the genetic diver- Look for The Admiral sity of this population. It is also hoped on your next visit. that The Admiral will find a mate at the Aquarium. This penguin was exchanged with Newsom was one of the younger another accredited member of the Asso- birds in the June Keyes Penguin Habitat ciation of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for when it opened in 2012. Since the exhib- Newsom, one of the Aquarium of the Pa- it opened, the Aquarium has successfully cific’s original birds. The exchange is part hatched and raised nine penguin chicks. of the Species Survival Plan (SSP) for Magellanic Penguins, which is adminis- ROBIN RIGGS ROBIN

Baby Giant Sea Bass On View in Redondo Canyon Exhibit See our tiny baby in an exhibit located near his parents, residents of Honda Blue Cavern.

A BABY GIANT SEA BASS THAT HATCHED AT THE AQUARIUM is now on public view in the Redondo Canyon exhibit in the Southern Califor- nia/Baja Gallery on the first floor. This small fish was the result of a spawning event this past fall and was raised in a tank behind the scenes during its early months. At its hatching, the baby fish was just 4 millimeters Giant sea bass are long. Now, it is about three critically endangered. The inches long and is fed on a Aquarium's ROBIN RIGGS ROBIN three adult giant diet of mysid shrimp. It will sea bass are each take about fifteen years for this juvenile to reach its full adult size about 4 to 5 feet long. (up to 6 feet long and 500 pounds). At that age, aquarists may be able to determine its sex based on any mating behavior it displays. Until that time, it is not possible to determine its sex by sight. Giant sea bass are a critically endangered species and difficult to breed in aquarium environments. Only one other facility has had preliminary success in breeding giant sea bass. The Aquarium is home to three adult giant sea bass, a well-established male-female pair that has been at the Aquarium since its opening and a younger male. All three are residents of the Honda Blue Cavern exhibit in the Great Hall. The well-established pair are the baby’s parents.

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n some places at night or after a I rainstorm, a chorus of croaking rises, making hundreds of small creatures seem larger than life. This is how many people experience frogs in modern life—by sound.

In Western culture, frogs have been characterized as both friend and foe—from a prince disguised as a frog to be tranformed by a kiss, to Kermit, who sang that it wasn’t easy being green. In other places, frogs are used by humans as a source of food or poison to coat darts for hunting. Frogs and their amphibian relatives have existed on Earth for millions of years and have become a part of our culture, but around the world they are rapidly disappearing. This summer at the Aquarium discover nearly two dozen species of frogs and other amphibians and learn about this fascinating group of animals that relies on both land and water to survive.

Clockwise from top left: mossy frog, yellow-banded poison dart frog, Amazon milk frog, mossy frog, and blue poison dart frog. AMPHIBIAN BIOLOGY Amphibians are divided into three main groups: There are many different ways that am- nerable to pollution, attacks by predators, and frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (pronounced phibians reproduce, but in general, they lay even sunlight. For this reason, they are gener- seh-SILL-ians). There are between 4,000 and their eggs in water or another damp environ- ally nocturnal. Their skin is also highly perme- 6,500 species of frogs and toads, about 400 ment. After the larvae hatch, they transform able (they can take in oxygen, or breathe, species of salamanders, and fewer than 200 into tadpoles and breathe underwater through through it), making amphibians more vulnerable species of caecilians. Caecilians are legless am- gills. Eventually the tadpoles metamorphose to pollutants, especially pesticides, fertilizers, phibians that live underground or in water in into their adult forms and transition to life on or acid rain. the tropics. The word amphibian comes from land, where they breathe air. Many amphibian Amphibians are ectotherms, meaning that the Greek word amphibios, meaning two lives. parents lay their eggs and abandon them, but they are cold-blooded and rely on external This description refers to their life cycle, which many also perform some type of parental care, sources of heat like sunlight to maintain their begins in water and moves to land. from guarding the eggs to carrying tadpoles or body temperature. They are also carnivores babies on their bodies. that feed primarily on insects. Because they are dependent on both aquatic and terrestrial environments, amphibians are particularly sensitive to changes in those environments. Their skin also makes Frogs live on land them sensitive. They have no scales, feathers, and breathe air. In water they or fur to protect them, so amphibians are vul- absorb oxygen through their skin to breathe.

Tadpoles live in water.

Tadpoles transform into frogs. Amphibians lay eggs in water or a damp area.

What is the difference Frog FROG CALLS between Frogs make their vocalizations by forcing females have response calls. Some frogs frogs and air from their lungs through vocal cords. also use a distress call when attacked or Some frogs have inflatable vocal sacs that hiss or scream when attacking their prey. toads? radiate the sound. Frog calls have several Frog choruses have actually been known Toads are frogs, but meanings. They serve as advertisements to lower home values in areas where we use the term toad to females for mating and as signals by their volume can be deafening. to refer to those that males to designate their territory. Some have dry and bumpier This bullfrog has inflated its vocal sacs to make its deep croaking call. skin. They also Toad generally have shorter legs and bodies. And what about newts and salamanders? Newts are a type of salamander and generally live in water.

Salamander

Newt Spring 2017 | Pacific Currents | 7 HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NATURAL OF MUSEUM HARVARD Pine barrens frog

ADAPTATION AND DIVERSITY Frogs and other amphibians have adapt- and adapt strategies for a wide variety of ed over millions of years to survive and environments. This has driven the develop- thrive in their ecosystems. Amphibians are ment of the thousands of species we have thought to have evolved from bony fishes today and enabled amphibians to survive around 370 million years ago, before the in very hot deserts, rainforests, temperate dinosaurs. Fossil records show several of ponds and streams, and even frozen Arctic these ancient species to have been very tundra. Amphibians live all over the world, large, the size of small cars and up to 13 on every continent, except Antarctica. feet long. They are abundant and diverse in tropical As Earth warmed and dried over mil- regions, where the damp environment most lions of years, amphibians had to specialize suits them.

Splashback poison dart frog

Houston toad

BEHAVIORS

Amphibians deploy many interesting defen- USFWS sive and survival strategies. Frogs and toads, Poison dart frogs have one of the most

RICK KUYPER / USFWS / KUYPER RICK especially in dry places, have evolved ways Devastating Disease to avoid water loss. Some bury themselves deadly toxins, and the level of toxicity can in a burrow for a period of hibernation increase depending on what they eat. Some Chytridiomycosis is a skin disease while others form a cocoon or secrete a amphibians can also detect scents or other caused by a fungus affecting 30 percent waterproof covering for their skin to retain chemical traces of their predators. Others of world’s amphibian species. It exists in water during inactive periods. Amphibians simply jump away, flatten themselves to the wild and captive populations of amphib- are vulnerable to predators because they ground, bite, or make a sudden startling vo- ians everywhere amphibians are found. are relatively slow-moving, defenseless, and calization. Some salamanders can lose their Although the source of the disease has easily digestible. They are hunted by snakes, tail and regrow a new one to rapidly flee not been determined definitively, it is lizards, turtles, birds, mammals, humans, a predator. Other salamanders wrap their thought to have originated with global and even other amphibians. To avoid preda- tail around the predator and exude mucus, trade of amphibians for food, laborato- tors, some frogs use camouflage and others partially immobilizing the predator. ry animals, and pets. With all the other secrete toxins or distasteful substances. threats amphibians face, the rise of this disease poses a special danger in wiping out broad swaths of their populations. Scientists are searching for ways to treat chytridiomycosis, including antifungal baths and thermal treatments for tadpoles. These treatments could help prevent local extinctions of amphibian species if scientists are able to collect, treat, and release the animals.

8 | Pacific Currents | Spring 2017 CONSERVATION Amphibians today are emblematic of how an entire group of animals can be overwhelmed by threats to its survival. They are disappearing faster than other endangered animals because of their vulnerability to several com- HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NATURAL OF MUSEUM HARVARD pounding factors. In some cases, species are disappearing faster than they can be discovered, particularly in Central and South America. Threats to amphibians include: • habitat destruction, thought to be the biggest threat, • introduced and invasive species that outcompete native amphibians for resources and habitat, • development that clears wetlands and forests and sends runoff of sedi- ment and other pollutants into waterways, • a fungal disease, chytridiomycosis, that within thirty years has caused the catastrophic decline or extinction of at least 200 species, • climate change, • drought, • and the pet trade, which is decreasing in impact now that it is becoming better regulated and managed through captive breeding. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums and other institutions and agencies, like the National Park Service, are doing conservation work to protect amphibians and help rebuild their populations. These programs breed the animals in zoos and aquariums then release them back into their native habitats in the wild. Breeding programs have helped to restore a species of giant salamander called hellbenders and bolster the critically endangered yellow-legged frog native to Southern California mountains.

At the Aquarium Discover the dazzling diversity of frogs and their amphibian relatives at the Aquarium starting on May 26 in the new FROGS: Dazzling and Disappearing exhibit. Nearly two dozen animals in thematic displays, educational graphics, and interactive exhibits will highlight Red-eyed tree frog the beauty of and threats to these remarkable animals. The exhibit will trace the history of amphibians, their WHY ARE AMPHIBIANS IMPORTANT? life cycles, the different environments they live in from deserts to rainforests, the diversity of species, and their While this question needs more study, it is Scientists still have much to learn about surprisingly uncertain future. known that amphibians are an important source the roles amphibians play in the ecosystems Educational programming will of food for other animals. This is true at all am- they inhabit. Studies have been done to show include a new show played daily in the phibian life stages, from eggs to larvae to adults. what might happen if one species were to be Great Hall and a mini-series of lectures Snakes seem to be the most dependent on am- removed from an ecosystem, but given the on amphibians. Aquarium visitors will phibians, and declines of amphibian species that threats amphibians face as a whole, it will be also be able to meet some of our new snakes rely on for food have been shown to important for scientists to study what might amphibian residents up close with a lead to a decline in those snake species. happen if an entire amphibian community dis- keeper at the frog Amphibians also play an important role appears from a particular ecosystem. cart. in keeping their aquatic environments healthy. Tadpoles graze on algae and other tiny plants, which helps regulate the amount of nutrients in streams, ponds, and lakes. Green and Frogs and salamanders can reach very high black poison population densities, especially in a wet season dart frog when there has been a lot of successful breeding. These booms affect the populations of the animals the frogs and salamanders prey on. Blue poison dart frog Thanks to Dr. Lee Kats, professor of biology at Pepperdine University, for his assistance with this article. Programs & Events

p Long Beach Chorale Concert pMember Events ■■ Sunday, June 4 Please join us for these select events just 7:30 P.M.–9:00 P.M. for our members and donors. Join the Long Beach Chorale for a performance in the Great Hall, Pirates and Pilgrims and Sailors- Adult Member -Oh My! Swashbuckling dramas, weary pilgrims, Preview Night and fantastic voyages are all on the program, ■■ Monday, May 22 which includes selections by Verdi, Dam Ethel 6:30 P.M.–9:00 P.M. Smyth, and Gilbert and Sullivan. Along the way Adult members (ages 21 and up only) are you just might encounter a particular Modern invited to view FROGS: Dazzling and Disap- Major-General! Doors will open at 7:00 p.m., June 4: Long Beach Chorale Concert. pearing before its public debut. Come giving the audience a chance to explore the see thematic displays and educational Aquarium before the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. exhibits featuring about two dozen spe- p Refreshments will be available for purchase.. cies that reveal why these animals are pSpecial Events DD $25 for member adults, $15 The Aquarium of the Pacific hosts a variety of disappearing and what you can do to for member students/children; performances, fundraisers, dinners, and other help. You will also get to preview the new $30 for adults, $18 for students Our Water Future and archerfish exhibits. special events throughout the year. Check our with ID/children 3-11 website for more details and additional events. DD Free for members. Member guests receive 20% off World Ocean Day general admission. Shark Lagoon Nights ■ ■ ■ Thursday, June 8 DD RSVP: (562) 437-3474 by May 18 ■ Fridays, April 28–June 9 (except 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. June 2) The Aquarium will celebrate World Ocean Day 6:00 P.M.–9:00 P.M. Family Member with an array of activities. Aquarium visitors Get up close with the ocean’s ultimate can learn about climate change, ocean pollu- Preview Night predators for free during Shark Lagoon Nights. tion, and other ocean issues by viewing films ■■ Tuesday, May 23 Guests will have the opportunity to touch and shows and exploring exhibits. All of this 6:30 P.M.–9:00 P.M. bamboo and cownose rays and see large is in celebration of the ocean, which covers Aquarium member families are invited sharks such as sand tiger and zebra sharks 70 percent of Earth’s surface and remains 90 to a sneak peek at FROGS: Dazzling and in the Aquarium’s Shark Lagoon. Coffee, hot percent unexplored. Disappearing. Featuring about two dozen cocoa, beer, wine, desserts, and snacks are available for purchase. DD Free for members; members' guests frog species and other amphibians, this receive 20% off regular admission. ‘ribbitting’ exhibition will highlight the DD Free for everyone. beauty of these remarkable animals, the threats they face, and what you can do Blue Whale Gala to help them survive! Mother’s Day Brunch ■■ Saturday, June 10 ■ DD Free for members. Member ■ Sunday, May 14 6:30 P.M.–11:00 P.M. guests receive 20% off 10:30 A.M. –12:00 P.M. Save the date for the Aquarium’s Blue Whale general admission. Join us for a memorable Mother’s Day meal Gala. This elegant black-tie event presented by DD RSVP: (562) 437-3474 by May 19 to celebrate the special women in your life. the Aquarium's Board of Directors will include Then, explore the wonders of the Pacific an outdoor cocktail reception overlooking Ocean and visit over 11,000 animals in the Rainbow Harbor and a gourmet dinner in the Adult Member Night Aquarium’s exhibits. All-day Aquarium admis- Great Hall of the Pacific, followed by dessert ■■ Thursday, September 28 sion is included. and dancing under the stars. Proceeds support 6:30 P.M.–9:00 P.M. DD $54 for adult members the Aquarium’s education, ocean conservation, Calling all adult members (ages 21+ only)! $18 for child members and animal care programs. This is the night where you can explore a $64 for adult non-members DD $500 per person kid-free Aquarium and get some quality $28 for child non-members DD RSVP: Jillian Koehring, jkoehring@ time in with your favorite animals. More lbaop.org or (562) 951-1613 details to come as the event nears. Night Dive DD Free for members. Member ■ Father’s Day BBQ guests receive 20% off ■ Friday, June 2 general admission. 7:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M. ■■ Sunday, June 18 DD RSVP: (562) 437-3474 At the Aquarium’s Night Dive for adults ages 11:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M. by September 24 18 and up, enjoy live bands and DJs, check Celebrate Father’s Day with the entire family out food trucks in the front plaza, and see at the Aquarium. Enjoy lunch with a view of works of art by local artists. Rainbow Harbor and delight in the underwater DD Free for members; $17.95 for guests. sea life of the Aquarium. Tickets go on sale May 9. DD $49 per adult member, $18 per child member; $59 per non-member adult, $28 per non-member child.

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For tickets and information, visit aquariumofpacific.org or call (562) 590-3100, ext. 0. Summer Discounted First Responders Day Aquarium 5K and Kids Fun Run Late Nights ■■ Monday, September 11 ■■ Saturday, October 7 ■■ Sundays, June 18–September 3 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. 7:30 A.M.–2:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M.–8:00 P.M. Police officers, sheriff's deputies, firefighters, The Aquarium will be partnering with the On summer Sundays, admission will be just and EMS employees receive free admission on JetBlue Long Beach Marathon to host the $14.95 for adults and children after 5:00 p.m., September 11. Contact your union or associa- annual one-mile Kids Fun Run and the 5K and the Aquarium will remain open until 8:00 tion to purchase discounted tickets for friends Run/Walk, which will actually run through the p.m. The Aquarium's short films will be shown and family before coming to the Aquarium. Aquarium! Sign up early for the 5K, spaces are filling up fast! The Kids Fun Run will open for in the Ocean Theater throughout the evening. DD Free for police officers, sheriff's Please note: Lorikeet Forest closes at 4:30 p.m. deputies, firefighters, and registration in June. EMS employees with a current D DD Free for members; $14.95 for guests. D Aquarium 5K: $35; Kids Fun Run: Free and valid service ID. DD Info: runlongbeach.com or (562) 427-4606 Teacher Family Day Homeschool Days ■ ■ Friday, June 23 ■■ Wed. & Thur., September 13–14 9:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Photographers Night 9:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. ■ Teachers are invited to treat themselves and ■ Sunday, October 8 Homeschool networks, students, parents, 5:30 P.M.–10:00 P.M. a guest to a day of wonder and exploration and teachers are invited to the Aquarium’s at the Aquarium. Education staff members This is your chance to take the photos you have Homeschool Days. While the Aquarium will and informational tables will be available always wanted at the Aquarium. Professional be open to the general public, no classroom- for teachers to learn more about field trip and amateur photographers are invited to based school trips will be booked during opportunities and resources. Also, discover our capture the Aquarium’s wildlife during exclusive these days. This will allow our educators new summer exhibits, including FROGS: Dazzling “photographers only” hours. Meet vendors, test to bring you ocean-related activities and and Disappearing. This event is intended for new equipment, attend workshops, and meet biofacts throughout the morning. These teachers working in schools. Please bring a other wildlife photo enthusiasts. engaging learning stations will allow students school or district ID, pay-stub, union card, or D of all ages to experiment, investigate, and D $26.95 per member other proof of eligibility. $29.95 per non-member explore marine habitats and concepts. DD $6 admission to all preK-12 DD $6 per person teachers and school support Sea Fare staff with valid identification. ■■ Saturday, October 21 Friends and family are only $10 California Coastal per person with a limit of four. 7:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M. Clean-Up Day Save the date for the Aquarium’s thirteenth ■■ Saturday, September 16 annual Sea Fare fundraiser. Sip and savor July 4th Late Night and BBQ 9:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. your way through the Aquarium galleries with ■■ Tuesday, July 4 Join the Aquarium in cleaning up the beach an open bar and tastes from over 25 local MULTIPLE SEATINGS, 5:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. at the end of the Peninsula in Long Beach restaurants, bid on an array of items in the live Celebrate Independence Day with a visit to the as part of the statewide Coastal Clean-Up and silent auctions, and dance with the fish. Aquarium to view the Queen Mary fireworks Day. Help protect our ocean and marine life Proceeds will benefit the Aquarium’s educa- display, dig into our annual BBQ starting at by picking up trash. Gloves and bags will tion, conservation, and animal care programs. 5:00 p.m., and enjoy special extended hours. be provided. Please look for the Aquarium DD $125 per person General admission after 5:00 p.m. is $14.95. booth to check in and receive your cleaning DD BBQ Cost (includes admission): $54 supplies. No RSVP necessary. per adult member, $18 per child DD Free for everyone. ppFestivals member; $64 per non-member DD Location: The beach at the Experience our community's diverse cultures adult, $28 per non-member child. end of the Peninsula at Ocean and their connections to the ocean and and 72nd, Long Beach environment. All festivals are free for members; member’s guests receive 20% off regular DD (562) 590-3100, ext. 0 Night Dive admission. ■■ Friday, August 25 or 1-800-COAST-4U (1-800-262-7848) 7:00 P.M.–11:00 P.M. Pacific Islander Festival At the Aquarium’s Night Dive for adults ages Seniors Day ■■ Saturday & Sunday, June 3–4 18 and up, enjoy live bands and DJs, check ■■ Wednesday, October 4 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. out food trucks in the front plaza, and see 8:30 A.M.–1:30 P.M. Discover the rich and diverse cultures of works of art by local artists. The Aquarium will open its doors for free to the Pacific Islands through traditional craft DD Free for members; $17.95 for guests. people ages fifty and above. Special exhibits demonstrations, educational programs, and presentations for seniors will be featured. and music and dance performances. The DD FREE to visitors ages 50 and Aquarium's annual Pacific Islander Festival over with a valid photo ID. will celebrate various cultures, including Hawaiian, Fijian, Marshallese, Chamoru, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan, Kiribati, and Maori.

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Moompetam Native ppGuest Speakers Panel Discussion | Will Farmed American Festival Lectures are free for members, teachers, Fish Save Our Oceans, Delight ■■ Sat. & Sun., September 16–17 seniors 62+, and students with valid I.D. and Our Palates, and Provide advanced reservations. $5/non-members. 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. All lectures are streamed live on the Healthy Food for All? In celebration of local Native American Aquarium's website at aquariumofpacific.org/ ■■ Thursday, May 25 cultures, the Aquarium will host its annual aquariumlive. 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. Moompetam Festival. This weekend celebra- Peter Kareiva, from the Institute of the Envi- tion will feature traditional cultural crafts, ronment and Sustainability at University of storytelling, educational programs, live dem- California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will moderate onstrations, music, and dance celebrating a panel discussion with Aquarium President the indigenous California maritime cultures, and CEO Jerry Schubel on the subject of including Tongva, Chumash, Acjachemen, Robert Pomeroy | Might As Well Go Surfing: Biomass Utilization in aquaculture, or farmed seafood. Panelists Costanoan, Luiseno, and Kumeyaay. will discuss a recent study by conservation a World with Oil at $50 a Barrel scientists at University of California, Santa ■■ Tuesday, May 2 Barbara, on the economics and sustainability Baja Splash Cultural Festival 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. ■ of offshore aquaculture, how aquaculture ■ Sat. & Sun., September 23–24 Algae biofuels are the subject of significant could serve the restaurant industry, and the 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. research, but they are impractical when details of running an aquaculture operation. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and petroleum is selling at or below $50 per barrel. This lecture is supported by Boeing and Mexican Independence Day with live Robert Pomeroy will discuss the ongoing UCLA’s Oppenheim Lecture Series. entertainment, crafts, educational programs, research and outreach in algae biofuels and and more. The diversity of Hispanic cultures biopolymers. Pomeroy is a professor of chem- will be highlighted through song, dance, istry and biochemistry at the University of Jonathan White | Tides: The art, and cultural displays. Mariachi music, California, San Diego, where he also mentors Science and Spirit of the Ocean Mexican folkloric and Aztec dance troupes, undergraduate students in algal crop protec- ■■ Tuesday, May 30 interactive mural painting, Salvadoran dance, tion. His lecture will focus on polyurethanes 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. Guatemalan performances, and other special and his group’s proof of concept technology: Writer, sailor, and marine conservationist programs are featured. an algae surfboard. Jonathan White will discuss and sign copies of his latest book, Tides: The Science and Spirit Southeast Asia Day Daniel Goldman | The of the Ocean—the result of his search for the ■■ Saturday, September 30 world’s largest and fastest tides. White has Physics of Mudskippers and written for the Christian Science Monitor, Sierra, 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. Other Land Locomotors The Sun, and other publications. The Aquarium will celebrate its annual ■■ Wednesday, May 17 Southeast Asia Day highlighting the beauty 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. and diversity of the cultures of Cambodia, Lee Kats | Hollywood Amphibians: Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Daniel Goldman, professor of physics at the A Movie Star’s Life Indonesia. Guests will enjoy live perfor- Georgia Institute of Technology, was the lead author of a study published recently that ■■ Thursday, June 8 mances, including music, dance, and cultural 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. craft demonstrations. Children will have the investigated how aquatic animals transi- Did you know? The classic frog sound often opportunity to partake in arts and crafts. tioned to dry land millions of years ago. The scientists used robotics and mudskippers heard in movies is usually the sound of a to study how these animal climb ashore in Pacific tree frog, native to parts of California. Scarium of the Pacific various conditions. Goldman will discuss the For over twenty-five years Dr. Lee Kats and ■■ Sat. & Sun., October 14–15 findings of this study. his students at Pepperdine University have 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. studied the amphibians that inhabit streams and wetlands around Los Angeles. As with Discover the creatures lurking in the depths many amphibians around the world, it at the Aquarium’s annual Scarium of the appears that local amphibians are imperiled Pacific—a spooktacular educational Hal- because of habitat loss, invasive species, and loween event for the whole family. Enjoy alterations in climate. Dr. Kats will discuss special Halloween programs, including the these changes and the challenges ahead for annual children’s costume contest, the creepy local frogs and salamanders. coloring contest, magic shows, underwater pumpkin carving, spooky storytelling, and kooky crafts, and meet eerie animals in the Peter Godfrey-Smith | Other Great Hall. Minds and the Evolution of Consciousness ■■ Tuesday, June 27 PERRY HAMPTON PERRY 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. Mudskipper Tracing the evolutionary relationships between different kinds of marine animals

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June 8: Lee Kats, Hollywood Amphibians: A Movie Star's Life. tells us a lot about how and why consciousness might have evolved. In his lecture Peter Godfrey-Smith will discuss how and why octopuses and other cephalopods have a special place in this history. Godfrey-Smith is TARVIN REBECCA OF COURTESY professor of history and philosophy of science October 12: Rebecca Tarvin, Why Don't Frogs Poison Themselves? at the University of Sydney and distinguished professor of philosophy at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He is the Kerry Kriger | SAVE THE FROGS! Peter Whybrow | The author of Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, Translating Science Into Action Well-Tuned Brain and the Deep Origins of Consciousness. ■■ Tuesday, August 29 ■■ Wednesday, September 27 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. Matt Wandell | Bringing Deep Why are frogs disappearing worldwide, and Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Peter Ocean Animals to the Surface what can be done to save them? Join Dr. Whybrow will discuss his book, A Well-Tuned ■■ Wednesday, July 12 Kerry Kriger for a discussion on amphibian Brain: The Remedy for a Manic Society. 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. conservation. He will provide an introduction Whybrow is the director of the Semel Institute to the natural history of amphibians, the for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the Matt Wandell will discuss his efforts in threats they face, why amphibians are University of California, Los Angeles. He is also collecting and exhibiting mesophotic coral important and worth saving, and ways the Judson Braun Distinguished Professor reef fishes, pygmy seahorses, and deep water his organization protects amphibians and and Executive Chair of the Department of corals. Wandell is a senior aquarist at the empowers citizens to make contributions Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and was previously to the betterment of the planet. He will also David Geffen School of Medicine and CEO a biologist at the Steinhart Aquarium at share photos of amphibians from around the of the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at the California Academy of Sciences in San world. Dr. Kriger is the founder and executive UCLA. Francisco. director of SAVE THE FROGS! Robert Schallmann | The Rebecca Tarvin | Why Don’t Michael Prather | Reporting Department of Defense Frogs Poison Themselves? from the Front Line: Where and Wildlife Management: ■■ Thursday, October 12 Science Meets Government 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. A Tale of Two Missions ■ ■ ■ Thursday, September 7 From bacteria to mammals, many organisms ■ Tuesday, July 18 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. have evolved toxic defenses to ward off 7:00 P.M.–8:30 P.M. Dr. Michael Prather has been active in the potential predators. Poison dart frogs are well The Department of Defense controls and United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on known for their showy coloration, and they conserves over 30 million acres of land for Climate Change (IPCC) assessments since have just as many toxins as they do unique military training and readiness. These lands 1992 and was among those IPCC authors color patterns. Learn how animals evolve are also home to over 350 endangered or receiving the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He will genetic resistance to toxins and how this can threatened species. Robert Schallmann share a behind-the-scenes account of this affect whether they become toxic. Rebecca has served as the conservation program unique interaction between governments Tarvin is a Ph.D. student in the Evolution, manager at Naval Weapons Station Seal and the world’s leading scientists. Prather Ecology, and Behavior Beach since 2003 and is responsible for is a distinguished professor of Earth system program at the University overseeing the natural resources program, science at the University of California, Irvine. of Texas at Austin. She has including the management of several studied frogs in Ecuador endangered, threatened, and at-risk species. and Colombia and studies This presentation will provide an overview of the evolution of toxicity in how the military's natural resources programs poison frogs. meet this challenge, while highlighting the successes and opportunities for conservation Blue poison dart frog in our backyard.

Spring 2017 | Pacific Currents | 13 ANDREW REITSMA

Educational Opportunities

Track recent sightings on Twitter @ OceanWatchLB or our blog aquariumofpacific.org /blogs/category/ AQUARIUM whale_watching Tours & Encounters

These programs are opportunities to see the Aquarium in a different Whale light and get up close to the animals. Watching CRUISES Behind-The-Scenes Tours See what it takes to maintain a world-class aquarium, from water Whale Watching and Dolphin Cruise filtration to animal care and feeding. Venture to the top of our largest exhibit and discover more about the Aquarium! ■■ Seasonal DD $15 per member, $19 per non-member The Pacific Ocean is home to many wondrous animals year ‘round. DD Children must be age seven or older. Join us as we search for dolphins, seals, sea lions, and other marine life on our Whale Watching and Dolphin Cruise. This is an experience you and your family will not soon forget! Animal Encounters DD Members: $25 per adult, $20 per senior (ages Animal encounters offer a chance to feed a sea otter, train a sea 62+), $15 per child (ages 3–11). Non-members lion, feed a shark, or hang out with a penguin. Age restrictions (includes Aquarium admission): $49.95 per apply. adult, $45.95 per senior, $33.95 per child. DD $99 per member, $109 per non-member DD 2 to 2.5 hours (Aquarium admission included). Pre-registration DD (562) 590-3100, ext. 0 required at least 24 hours in advance.

Blue Whale Watching Trips Dive Immersion ■■ Summer season ■■ Daily with reservation 3:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M. Join naturalists and experts from the Aquarium for an ocean voy- Certified SCUBA divers can dive in our warm 350,000-gallon age in search of the largest animal on the planet—the blue whale. Tropical Reef Habitat. Along the way we will also have the opportunity to spot dolphins, DD $279 per member, $299 per non-member seals, sea lions, and other marine animals. DD Age 15 and up. Ages 15 to 17 require a supervising adult to also sign up for the dive. DD Members: $45 per adult, $35 per senior (ages 62+), $25 per child (ages 3–11). Non-members (includes Aquarium admission): $59.95 per adult, $24.95 per senior, $56.95 per child. DD 3 to 3.5 hours DD (562) 590-3100, ext. 0 VIP Experiences ■■ By reservation. Get even closer to our animals in this all-new experience! Tour The Urban Ocean: World Port the Aquarium and meet two separate animals. Choose from and Sea Life Cruise Otters and Octopus or Sharks and Rays. Participants must be ■■ June 17, July 15, August 19 & Sept. 16 4:00 P.M. 10 years old for VIP experiences, except for Sharks and Rays The waters off Long Beach and San Pedro host a variety of (minimum age: 13). industrial and recreational activities and also provide habitat for DD $330 per member, $350 per non-member a diverse array of animals. Embark on a journey to visit one of the (Aquarium admission included). most distinctive sections of the local coastline and experience DD Pre-registration required at least the wonders of Southern California’s urban ocean. During this 2 to twenty-four hours in advance. 2.5 hour voyage you can explore the port complex and see where wildlife thrives among bustling human activity. DD $26.95 per adult member, $8 per child member; $39.95 per adult non-member; $15 per child non- member (includes Aquarium admission). ALL PHOTOS: ROBIN RIGGS ROBIN PHOTOS: ALL

16 | Pacific Currents | Spring 2017 Pre-registration and pre-payment required on all programs unless noted. All prices subject to change. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Family Programs Teen Overnight

AT THE AQUARIUM ■■ Wednesday, August 2, at 5:00 p.m.-Thursday, Public family programs at the Aquarium give August 3, at 7:30 a.m. children of all ages the chance to participate Enjoy a night sleeping with the fishes in this teens-only event. in fun classes with an Aquarium educator. Explore our galleries while observing fish movements, and touch Every class brings another opportunity for invertebrates found in our local waterways. Become an ocean learning more about the ocean, discovering explorer discovering the mysteries of the deep through group new things about the Aquarium, and exploring collaboration. This overnight camp program includes Aquarium marine life. Pre-registration is required. exploration, hands-on activities, pizza party, light snack, cereal breakfast, and a souvenir T-shirt. DD Ages 13 to 15 Job Shadow Class DD $80 for members, $90 for non-members Four rotating themed programs. ■■ First Saturday and third Sunday of every month 9:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. DD Ages 13 to 17 Summer Day Camps DD $35 per member, $39 per non-member (Aquarium admission not included) AT THE AQUARIUM Dive into fun this summer! Whether your child is Junior Biologist three years old or entering high school, we have a Six rotating themed programs. camp experience perfect for him or her. Our camps ■■ Second Saturday of every month 9:30 A.M.–11:30 A.M. feature exciting animal interactions, tours, crafts, games, and experiments. Sessions for the camps DD Ages 7 to 12 listed below are held June through August. For dates, DD $25 per member, $29 per non-member (Aquarium admission not included) visit aquariumofpacific.org/camps.

Aquatots Fish Fry Ocean Adventure Six rotating themed programs. ■■ 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. ■■ 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ■■ Third Saturday of every month 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. for 3 days for 5 days DD Ages 2 and 3 with an adult DD Ages 3-4 with adult DD Ages 7-9 DD $36 for adult/child member pairs; $15 per additional DD $100 per member pair, DD $299 for members, guest. Non-members: $49 per adult/child pair; $20 $130 per non-member $329 for non- per additional guest (Aquarium admission included). pair (Aquarium members admission included) Saturday Family Fun Junior Biologist Four rotating themed programs. Sea Squirts ■■ 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ■■ Fourth Saturday of every month 10:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M. ■■ 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. for 5 days DD Ages 4 to 6 with an adult for 3 days DD Ages 10-12 DD $36 for adult/child member pairs; $15 per additional DD Ages 5-6 DD $299 for members, guest. Non-members: $49 per adult/child pair; $20 DD $95 for members, $329 for non- per additional guest (Aquarium admission included). $120 for non-members members

For scheduling and to reserve spaces, visit the Aquarium’s website or call (562) 590-3100, ext. 0.

Spring 2017 | Pacific Currents | 17 Kids Corner Make a Frog FLYCATCHER Toy

Most frogs eat insects, often catching flies. See how many times in a row you can catch a fly with this fun frog toy. Materials: DDcardboard toilet paper tube DDcoin (penny or dime) DDpaint or markers DDscissors DD12- to 14-inch string DDtape DDstapler Instructions: 1. Paint or color 4. Glue googly the toilet paper eyes or paint roll green. Paint eyes on the the inside of toilet paper one end red tube. for the mouth. Allow to dry.

2. Cut out and 5. Staple the color the frog string to the legs and the fly. flattened end.

3. Flatten the 6. Cut out the back end of the fly and tape it tube. Attach the to a coin. Tape legs to the toilet the coin to the paper roll. other end of the string.

18 | Pacific Currents | Spring 2017 Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis

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Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale

TROPICAL PACIFIC GALLERY

Rio Cauca Caecilian Typhlonectes natans

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SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO BRIAN GRAY JAKE M HUTTON photos to [email protected] to #AquariumMember on Instagram, or email your favorite For achance to be featured, tag your publicphotos with #AquariumMember Photos @nikkats @thaithefather @andreafandrea Long Beach and San Pedro

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Santa Barbara Coastal cities get less rain than the rest of the

San Gabriel Mountains watershed. Long Beach and San Pedro each receive Malibu an average of about 12 inches of rain per year. Long Beach How does this compare to cities upstream?

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Rainwater quickly runs off pavement, into storm drains, and out to sea. Santa Fe Dam Area Los Angeles & Underground Storage Rainwater soaks into natural surfaces and is stored underground Foothill Cities for future use. Flood control basins near the Santa Fe Dam are useful places to divert Foothill cities like Pasadena receive on runoff into underground aquifers. average about 22 inches of rain each year. The aquifers store water for later Farther downstream, cities like Los Angeles Soaked Up or Our urban landscape in much use. Local aquifers are also refilled and Whittier only get about 15 inches. Washed Away? of Southern California and rivers have been paved over, with imported water. so very little rainfall and runoff How does this compare to other parts of the is captured and stored. watershed? © Richard Wong © Tuxyso

Long Beach and San Pedro Puente Hills Area Santa Fe Dam Area San Gabriel Mountains The dam at Winter snow in the Keeping Seawater Out Rivers for Flood Control Whittier Narrows Flash Flood? Mountain Rain & Snow mountains stores is part of a flood water for use later If people use too much groundwater in coastal The City of Whittier receives only an average of about 14 control system When storm water rushes The mountains receive more precipitation than in the year. Heavy cities, salty seawater can seep in and pollute inches of rain per year. The Water Replenishment District that also provides downstream it can cause flooding. other parts of the watershed. Mount Baldy rains cause rapid the aquifer. Near Long Beach and San Pedro, added spreading grounds to capture rainwater and keep it opportunities for Large basins near the foothills receives about 40 inches per year, and Mount flow downstream fresh and reclaimed water are pumped back from reaching the lower San Gabriel river that is encased in recreation. capture water and debris to slow the Wilson receives about 33 inches. and sometimes underground to keep the seawater out. concrete to prevent flooding, that rushes water to the ocean. flow. cause flooding. How does this compare to places downstream? The dam at Whittier Narrows is part of a flood control system that also provides opportunities for recreation. © Walt Mancini/Pasadena Star-News © David McNew /Getty Images US DOI/USGS/Center for Coastal Geology © Google 2017 © Ted Soqui /Getty Images Explore the New Our Water Future Exhibit Area

THE AQUARIUM’S OUR WATERSHEDS: PATHWAY TO THE PACIFIC EXHIBIT AREA HAS BEEN RENOVATED AND UPDATED. It will open on May 26 as Our Water Future, See the newly remodeled exhibit in the Northern an interactive space to help visitors understand where our water comes Pacific Gallery across from the BP Sea Otter from and what conservation issues our supply faces now and in the fu- Habitat. ture. Find out what you can do to conserve water and which actions are most effective. The exhibit redesign is funded by a grant from the San Ga- briel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC).

Our Water Future will include up-to- and flooding. Moving counter-clockwise, Bays and date information, new signage and digi- there are exhibit features demonstrating tal displays, a new Monarch Butterfly how to transform lawns into California- Sounds Exhibit Garden, and upgrades to the PREMIER friendly landscapes and how water gets Watershed Classroom, Long Beach’s first to our tap at home. Visitors can also learn Remodeled LEED Platinum building. The classroom about water use at home, both indoors upgrades include the installation of new and outdoors, and what they can do to THE AQUARIUM RECENTLY COMPLETED A projectors and screens and better acous- conserve. An interactive station demon- REMODEL of the Bays and Sounds exhib- tics and shading. strates the amount of water used by de- it in the Northern Pacific Gallery. The As visitors enter Our Water Future from vices and appliances in a home. Finally, renovation improves visibility of the the Shark Lagoon area, they will see a map visitors can learn about our future water exhibit’s animals and efficiency of the with lighted pathways showing where supply via digital video screen and the im- filtration and life support system. This California’s water comes from and how it pact of plastic pollution at the exhibit stop small exhibit is located across from the is allocated. On the back side of that pan- near the classroom. BP Sea Otter Habitat and features sev- el, a flatscreen will display real-time Cali- The Our Water Future exhibit area will eral fish species, including sticklebacks, fornia water data. also feature new landscaping and trees, northern spearnose poachers, bay pipe- Next, visitors encounter an interac- as well as additional bench seating to en- fish, painted greenlings, tubesnouts, tive water map table. Visitors can still hance the surrounding garden area. The longfin sculpins, gunnels, a monkeyface push buttons to turn on “rain” over the section designated as a Monarch Butterfly prickleback, and sailfin sculpins raised map and see how water flows over land Garden will include plants the butterflies on site in the Aquarium’s larval fish to the ocean. Signs around the map detail rely on for food and signage explaining rearing area. groundwater storage, regional rainfall, their life cycle.

Spring 2017 | Pacific Currents | 21 Aquarium News Lauren Harper (left) worked with sea turtles in Costa Rica, and Erin English (right) worked with sharks in Belize.

Aquarium Donor Funds International Conservation Trips for Staff

EARLY IN 2017 TWO AQUARIUM STAFF MEMBERS TRAVELED ON EXPEDITIONS to conduct conservation work in Central America. Aquarium donor Muriel Horacek funded the trips. Horacek is also a longtime advocate of conservation organization Earthwatch Institute.

Aquarium Education Coordinator Erin Leatherback Trust to help with a long- English traveled to Belize in January as term monitoring project on critically en- The symposium gathered volunteers and part of an Earthwatch expedition focused dangered leatherback sea turtles. scientists interested or working in citizen on shark conservation. English traveled to Playa Grande has the largest popula- science. Glover’s Reef to assist Dr. Demian Chap- tion of nesting leatherback sea turtles in the man of Florida International University world, but their eggs were heavily poached with research on Caribbean reef sharks. there until 1991, when the Las Baulas Na- Dr. Chapman studies the movements tional Marine Park was established. Howev- of shark species and how different species er, sea turtles still face threats from climate Aquarium Hosts interact with marine reserves. The team change and plastic pollution. The popula- caught and tagged juvenile Caribbean tion has fallen from 1,500 females com- Second Annual reef sharks inside the atoll. These sharks ing onto Playa Grande in the 1988/1989 will be tracked for the next ten years to nesting season to just eleven females in the Citizen Science determine whether they stay inside the 2016/2017 nesting season. protected area or travel outside of the re- Harper and the other Earthwatch vol- serve. Findings from this study will help to unteers patrolled the beach to look for fe- Symposium inform conservation policy in Belize. male leatherback, olive Ridley, and black IN MARCH THE AQUARIUM HOSTED its sec- While there, the team also de- sea turtles coming up to nest. They count- ond Citizen Science Symposium, bring- ployed baited remote underwater videos ed eggs and inserted temperature probes ing together practitioners who design (BRUVs), which are essentially underwa- into the nests, scanned for electronic citizen science programs, volunteers ter cameras connected to a bait box. These tags to identify the turtles, took mea- currently participating in these pro- BRUVs record video for ninety minutes as surements, and collected barnacles from grams, students, and educators to share a part of a project called Global FinPrint, the turtles' carapaces. These barnacles best practices. The symposium focused which works with local communities to can be an indicator of where the turtles on conservation work in Southern Cali- survey over 200 reefs around the world. travel between nesting seasons at Playa fornia and was held in partnership with After this expedition, the Aquarium Grande. The volunteers also protected the the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation started a new partnership with Global Fin- nests from predators, watched for signs of Research Institute. Print. Aquarium staff members will create hatching, and weighed, measured, and re- Mary Ellen Hannibal, author of Citi- a processing hub to annotate the video leased hatchlings. zen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and footage collected by Global FinPrint. These expeditions allowed English Hope in an Age of Extinction, presented Also in January Senior Aquarist Lau- and Harper to gain hands-on conservation the keynote address. The symposium ren Harper went on an Earthwatch expe- experience in the field, experiences and also featured lightning talks, panel dis- dition to Playa Grande, Guanacaste, Costa knowledge they can then share with other cussions, and a poster reception. Rica. This expedition partnered with The staff members and Aquarium visitors.

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Aquarium Publishes Videos on STEM Careers With PBS

THE AQUARIUM HAS CREATED A SERIES OF VIDEOS to help teachers connect their students to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The videos are available to the public at no cost from PBS Learning Media, and they feature interviews, views of animals and the Aquarium’s behind- the-scenes areas, and details on what it takes to follow these career paths. The videos, part of the Aquarium’s Career Connec- tions program, were made possible with funding from the Tesoro Foundation. They were recorded at the Aquarium and produced by the Aquarium’s in-house audio-visual team. The Career Connections program has recently produced two new video series, focusing on the jobs of a whale naturalist and aquarist. More video series are being developed and planned for BBQ release, including plankton scientist. The videos feature inter- July 4th and LateNight views with Aquarium staff members who hold these positions as they talk about their responsibilities, daily activities, and the educational requirements their positions require. TUESDAY, JULY 4 • 6:00PM In addition to the series of videos on each career, the Aquar- ium has created teacher materials to accompany the videos and Pricing: details on the National Standards and Next Generation Science Includes Aquarium admission. VIP general Public: Members: Standards that the materials comply with. Visit pbslearningme- seating on the roof-top Veranda is Adults: $64 (12+) Adults: $54 an additional $15 per adult and $10 Child: $28 (3-11) Child: $18 (3-11) dia.org to access these materials and videos. per child.

Seahorse dads give birth to their babies.

Mother's Day Father's Day Brunch BBQ Sunday, June 18 • 11:30aM - 1:30PM Sunday, May 14 Pricing: general Public: Members: Pricing: general Public: Members: Includes Aquarium Adults: $59 (12+) Adults: $49 Includes Aquarium Adults: $64 (12+) Adults: $54 admission Child: $28 (3-11) Child: $18 (3-11) admission Child: $28 (3-11) Child: $18 (3-11)

Spring 2017 | Pacific Currents | 23 Fundraising Fundraising Highlights The Aquarium of the Pacific relies on individuals, corporations, foundations, and government partners to support its mission and vision with contributions to the operating budget and a diverse range of projects.

Aquarium Johnny Carson Foundation The Robert and Lisa Margolis Board of Directors Funds Education Program Family Foundation Contributes to Aquarium Education Executive Officers The Johnny Carson Foundation provided a $25,000 • Dr. Jerry R. Schubel, grant for the Aquarium’s Ocean Science Educa- A partner of the Aquarium for the past two years, president and CEO tion Program in December 2016. Through this The Robert and Lisa Margolis Family Foundation • Mr. Anthony T. Brown, program, students are exposed to ocean science contributed grant funds to the Aquarium’s Ocean VP of Finance/CFO concepts and teachers learn about the many Science Education Program to promote academic • Ms. Cecile Fisher, Aquarium resources that they can utilize back in achievement in underserved students and provide VP of Marketing/ the classroom. A donor to the Aquarium’s education high quality training and resources for teachers. Led Corporate Secretary programs since 2004, the foundation continues the by an educator, specific initiatives include science philanthropic spirit of Johnny Carson with a mission programs aligned with the Next Generation Science Board of Directors to support institutions and community groups that Standards; videoconferencing programs that • Mr. David Cohen are integral to the well-being of local communities. connect students to science professionals; online • Mr. Craig Cooning resource kits that promote inquiry and engage- ment in the classroom; and professional develop- • Ms. Kathleen Eckert Tesoro Foundation Support ment workshops that provide insights on how to • Mr. Bob Foster Connects Students with Science integrate marine science and data into curricula. • Mrs. Charlotte Ginsburg • Ms. Jennifer Hagle, The Tesoro Foundation has been a corporate donor board secretary to the Aquarium for the last several years. In late Windsong Trust Grant • Mr. Phil Herrington 2016 the foundation provided a $50,000 grant Boosts Science Literacy in support of the Aquarium’s videoconferencing • Mr. Russell T. Hill program. The goal of the project is to extend the With a mission to educate youth, Windsong Trust • Mr. Samuel King Aquarium’s reach into the Gateway Cities and the has renewed its support of the Aquarium’s educa- • Ms. Corinne Laverty Inland Empire through two primary methods. The tion initiatives that directly serve local students. first connects students to Aquarium educators who The $100,000 grant will allow for continued integra- • Mr. Bert Levy present exhibit webcams, images, and videos via tion of environmental and science literacy into the • Mr. John Molina, chairman live videoconferencing. The second is an Aquarium Aquarium’s school programs and the expansion • Dr. J. Mario Molina Career Connections series with short video seg- of teacher resources. With the trust’s support, ments and supporting materials that are accessible the Aquarium aims to reach more than 165,000 • Mr. Stephan Morikawa to teachers to download and incorporate into their students and teachers in 2017. • Mr. Stephen Olson lesson plans. • Mr. Douglas Otto, vice chairman • Mr. Mark Paullin • Dr. Jerry R. Schubel • Mr. Kurt Schulzman • Mr. Michael Sondermann • Mr. Thomas Turney • Mr. Stephen Young

(as of 4/1/17) www.aquariumofpacific.org

24 | Pacific Currents | Spring 2017 Fundraising

Education Donors Donor Highlight We wish to extend a special thanks to the following Union Pacific Railroad Foundation grant program donors for their support of supports ocean science education. the Aquarium of the Pacific’s education initiatives in 2016.

$100,000+ Windsong Trust

$50,000+ BCM Foundation Disneyland Resort Edison International The Robert and Lisa Margolis Family Foundation The Roddenberry Foundation Tesoro Foundation

$25,000+ Bank of America The Boeing Company Johnny Carson Foundation The Rudolph J. & Daphne A. Munzer Foundation National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

$15,000+ Capital Group Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foun- dation Ned Solot and Corrin Yep Union Pacific Railroad

$10,000+ Employees Community Fund of Boeing California Scott Jordan Premier Union Bank Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Giving Profile Whitney Young Children’s Foundation

$5,000+ The Union Pacific Foundation recently provided a grant of The Allergan Foundation $25,000 benefitting the Aquarium’s education programs. Evalyn M. Bauer Foundation An Aquarium supporter since 2007, Union Pacific has helped Begin Today for Tomorrow Carnival Foundation the Aquarium spark an interest in science for students and City of Long Beach Stormwater/Envi- families of all backgrounds and circumstances throughout ronmental Division Southern California. Farmers & Merchants Bank Andy Perez, director of port affairs for Union Pacific, has The William Gillespie Foundation Andy Perez and Ryan Bess J. Hodges Foundation Ashton, Aquarium served as a Trustee of the Pacific at the Aquarium for seven Majestic Realty Foundation director of development years. In his role with Union Pacific, Perez coordinates com- Nordstrom, Inc. The Reinhold Foundation munication between Union Pacific and port management in Ueberroth Family Foundation California and Arizona. He is also responsible for managing the U.S. Bank company’s local grant and philanthropic programs that benefit youth and families. In addition to serving as an Aquarium $2,500+ ABS Foundation, Inc. ambassador, Perez is involved in numerous local community Kinder Morgan Foundation organizations. In 2014 Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia ap- Teen Science Café Network pointed Perez to the city’s Planning Commission. The Weiler Foundation

$1,000+ Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Mona and Dr. Jeffrey W. Morris Winnick Family Foundation

Spring 2017 | Pacific Currents | 25 Accolades Aquarium Accolades The Aquarium presents awards to individuals and organizations in recognition of their service to the community and achievements in conservation.

Pictured: Andrew Skinner, Heritage Award honoree, and Kathie Pictured: Anthony Brown, Aquarium chief financial officer, and Pictured: Stephanie Bauer, Iliff Infectious Enthusiasm Award Nirschl, Aquarium vice president of human resources. Eric Cyrs, Heritage Award honoree. honoree.

Andrew Skinner Eric Cyrs Stephanie Bauer Glenn McIntyre Heritage Award Heritage Award 2016 Iliff Infectious Enthusiasm Award The Aquarium presented the Glenn McIntyre The Aquarium presented the Heritage Award Teacher Stephanie Bauer from Lakewood Heritage Award to Andrew Skinner at the to Eric Cyrs at the African-American Festival High School was the recipient of the Festival of Human Abilities in January. in February. For more than twenty-five years Aquarium’s 2016 Iliff Infectious Enthusiasm Skinner suffered a spinal cord injury that Cyrs has been actively engaged in South- Award in recognition of her work with the left him paralyzed with quadriplegia. As he ern California as a community volunteer, school’s Odyssey Academy program and the recovered, Skinner wanted to give back to organizer, activist, and artist. He has growing relationship she is helping to build others who had suffered an injury like his. In partnered with community organizations to between Lakewood High and the Aquarium. 2008 he and his wife Kirstin started Triumph promote the “Stop the Violence” campaign The award is named to honor Warren Iliff, the Foundation, a non-profit organization whose and was integral in helping to create several Aquarium's founding president and CEO, for mission is to help individuals with spinal cord afterschool programs in Compton and his passion in education and conservation. injury (SCI). Triumph Foundation provides Long Beach. For more than ten years, Cyrs The award comes with incentive tickets, resources, hope, and security as a lifelong volunteered with the African Cultural Center which Bauer will use to support her work with support network for people living with of Long Beach, leading a Rites of Passage Odyssey students and families. She plans paralysis. The cornerstone of the founda- Program that provided cultural enrichment to distribute tickets to families in her school tion’s outreach is giving newly injured people and educational resources for inner city who have never visited the Aquarium, provide care baskets that serve as toolkits, providing youth. He also worked as a volunteer in the tickets for parents who are donating time information about SCI support organiza- City of Pacoima, mentoring teen fathers and to the school, reward those teachers who go tions, assistance programs, and activities. helping them to attain employment. Em- above and beyond, and honor top achieving Care baskets are distributed at hospitals ploying music and the art of storytelling as students. and rehabilitation centers throughout South- Baba the Storyteller, Cyrs works with children ern California. The foundation also offers all over the world as a cultural ambassador, financial assistance for medical equipment teaching and spreading the importance of and sports and fitness programs to provide cultural identity and self-awareness. He has recreational opportunities. Plus, it works to been involved with the Aquarium’s African- educate the general public about people American Festival since its inception, and living with disabilities, inclusiveness, and through his firsthand experiences learning guidance on dealing with life challenges. from teachers in Africa, he serves as a primary ambassador of cultural authenticity.

“This award really means a lot to me because of the namesake, Glenn McIntyre. I will be a careful steward of his legacy and try to empower others and try to live up to what this award means.” — Andrew Skinner

26 | Pacific Currents | Spring 2017 Conservation Corner

Curbing the Amphibian Conservation Crisis

What can we do to prevent the mass extinction of amphibians? Facing habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, and a devastating fungal disease, frogs and other amphibians around the world need our help to survive.

COURTESY OF THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO LOUIS SAINT THE OF COURTESY A Success Story This has occurred in California, where the The Ozark hellbender is a HABITAT non-native eastern tiger salamander is in- DESTRUCTION terbreeding with the native California tiger large aquatic salamander Habitat destruction is thought to be the salamander, creating what scientists call a found only in parts of Missouri biggest threat to amphibians. They are super hybrid. To protect amphibians in your and Arkansas. Surveys in the area, never release an animal into the wild, particularly sensitive to habitat changes early 1990s indicated that because they rely on both aquatic and and support local nonprofit organizations terrestrial environments during their life or wildlife agencies that work to remove populations had declined by cycle. You can help by advocating for the non-native species from the environment. 70 percent and that fewer protection of ponds, streams, and wetlands than 600 individuals remained. in your area. Contact local government officials when new constructions projects CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS are proposed near these habitats. Chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease that In 2002 the Saint Louis Zoo began within thirty years has caused the cata- a propagation program for this strophic decline or extinction of at least species in collaboration with the POLLUTION 200 species of amphibians. The source of Missouri Department of Conservation the virus has not been determined defini- Trash, fertilizers, pesticides and other and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The tively, and scientists are searching for ways pollutants are damaging to ecosystems zoo constructed special facilities where amphibians live, and amphibians to treat chytridiomycosis. These include for and dedicated staff members are particularly vulnerable because of their antifungal baths and thermal treatments sensitive, porous skin. You can help prevent for tadpoles. Providing more funding and to the breeding efforts. Fertile egg pollution from entering these ecosystems support for scientific research can help clutches were discovered in 2011, and by participating in clean-ups, avoiding experts determine the cause of the disease successive years’ efforts resulted in the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers and eliminate it. nearly 5,000 larval hellbenders. The in your home garden, supporting strict Saint Louis Zoo has also been head- environmental regulations that protect starting juveniles hatched from eggs clean air and water, and supporting local CLIMATE CHANGE collected in the wild for future release. conservation organizations that work to AND DROUGHT Since 2008 more than 3,000 juvenile protect these habitats. Amphibians have evolved over millions of Ozark hellbenders reared at the Saint years to survive in their local climate and Louis Zoo have been released into INTRODUCED AND habitat. As our global climate changes, the wild. This program has helped frogs and other amphibians that have this salamander avoid extinction. INVASIVE SPECIES adapted to their habitats may not be able Non-native animals that are introduced to survive. One of the results of climate change is drought, which severely impacts into amphibian habitats can out-compete Visitors will have the opportunity native amphibians for resources and habi- amphibians. Some can withstand a drier tat. It is also possible for introduced species climate, but others cannot. To curb the to see relatives of this species, to breed with native species creating impacts of climate change, we need to limit eastern hellbenders, at the Aquar- hybrids that force out the native species. our consumption of fossil fuels. ium starting May 26. SAVE THE DATE AND JOIN US AS WE HONOR MARCIA MCNUTT & PETER KAREIVA The Blue Whale Gala honors WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS world-renowned environmental heroes who have made significant OCEAN CONSERVATION AWARD contributions to ocean conservation, scientific pursuit, and to creating a more sustainable future.

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